Sweat It Out When you get too hot or you lose your cool, your nerves send signals to open millions of glands, allowing sweat to flow. It pools by your armpits, palms, feet, head, and private parts. Germs love to swim, so they jump right in. Sweat on its own doesn’t smell bad....
4. Bruce Lee had his sweat glands removed. Bruce Lee brought an impeccable physique to the screen that was decades ahead of its time. But because his roles required so much physicality, he would be drenched with sweat while filming. And apparently, the martial arts pioneer loathed the sweat...
And no, it's not teeth. Natural vaginal lubricant is composed of sweat, sebum, cervical mucus, exfoliated cells, urea, acetic and lactic acids, complex alcohols, ketones and (here's the kicker) squalene. Ever heard of it? This organic compound isn't exclusive to humans—it's also found...
Some lizards have tongues that are unbelievably longer than their entire bodies. Most reptiles have a three-chamber heart with the exception of crocodiles and alligators having four-chambers. Did you know that reptiles do not have sweat-glands? The basilisk lizard is born with a unique ability t...
Fun Foot FactsExplores several facts about human feet. Number of bones in the feet; Information on the number of sweat glands in a pair of feet; Major cause of foot problems in women.Zipes, DouglasMedical Update
Perspiration, better known as sweating, is when glands all over the body excrete water in response to excess body temperature. When that water evaporates, absorbing heat from the surrounding air, it cools the body. Think about the chill you get when leaving the pool; that's what sweat does...
Deodorants minimize odor and suppress bacteria, but they don't stop you from sweating. They fight odor-causing bacteria through the use of antimicrobial ingredients or ethanol. Antiperspirants, on the other hand, use aluminum salts to clog sweat glands and stop sweat completely with the bacteria...
See roadrunner run and catch butterflies to eat. Close up pictures and facts about real roadrunners and how they live.
Puberty hormones stimulate the glands in your skin, notably the sweat glands beneath your arms, when you reach puberty. Sweat and bacteria on your skin can combine to produce an unpleasant odor, but you can lessen it by using deodorant. Girls can sometimes see and feel a white or clear ...
Domestic pig Domestic pigs are rarely aggressive. The only exceptions are sows with a young litter and boars if provoked. Pigs are much more tolerant of cold than heat. Pigs have no sweat glands, so they can't sweat. They roll around in the mud to cool their skin. The layer of ...